Private landlord complaints
Case reference FOI2025/01465
Received 26 July 2025
Published 21 August 2025
Request
I am writing to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Please provide the following data relating to private landlords in your local authority, covering the period from 1 January 2022 to the date of this request in 2025:
1. The total number of formal complaints received about private landlords, broken down by calendar year (2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 to date).
2. The total number of prosecutions brought against private landlords, broken down by calendar year.
3. The total number of civil penalty notices issued against private landlords, broken down by calendar year.
4. The total sum of fines issued to private landlords, broken down by calendar year.
5. The total number of banning orders issued against private landlords, broken down by calendar year.
Please provide the information in a spreadsheet format (csv or xls file).
Response
I am writing to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Please provide the following data relating to private landlords in your local authority, covering the period from 1 January 2022 to the date of this request in 2025:
1. The total number of formal complaints received about private landlords, broken down by calendar year (2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 to date).
2. The total number of prosecutions brought against private landlords, broken down by calendar year.
3. The total number of civil penalty notices issued against private landlords, broken down by calendar year.
4. The total sum of fines issued to private landlords, broken down by calendar year.
5. The total number of banning orders issued against private landlords, broken down by calendar year.
Please provide the information in a spreadsheet format (csv or xls file).
Answer: Please see the attached FOI2025 01465 Response Spreadsheet, as requested.
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